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  The Nintendo Download: Monkey Island Ends, Shinobi World Beckons

  WiiWare finally sees Tales of Monkey Island through to its dramatic conclusion, and Alex Kidd takes a trip to Shinobi World, plus golf, cards, puzzles, and a little action RPG, all in this week’s Nintendo Download. It’s been nearly two months since PC players got their hands on the fifth chapter of Telltale Games’ Tales…

  By Mike Fahey Published February 1, 2010
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  Memories of Strange New Worlds, Strange New Ideas

  Star Trek has always held a certain mystique for me. Not just because it starred a courageous Captain James T. Kirk, a man who every Sunday managed to squeeze fist-fights, flirtation and phaser battles into a single hour of glorious TV, but because of the way I viewed the show… literally. The Star Trek of…

  By Brian Crecente Published February 1, 2010
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  Resonance Of Fate’s Dancing Even Better Than Its Underpants

  Resonance of Fate‘s panty shots had one Kotaku commenter wondering where the fan service for women was. It’s right here, along with a little something for the guys as well. The curvaceous Barbarella provokes an interesting reaction in Resonance of Fate’s Vasheron, culminating in what could be the new mating dance for the human race.…

  By Mike Fahey Published February 1, 2010
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  Join The Queue For Command & Conquer 4’s Semi-Open Beta

  EA has launched the multiplayer open beta for Command & Conquer 4: Tiberian Twilight, and all you have to do is sign into your free GameSpot account and wait. You see, waiting for your key is the key to waiting to get into the C&C 4 multiplayer beta. GameSpot is doling them out by the…

  By Mike Fahey Published February 1, 2010
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  iPhone Chart Toppers: X Games and Spore Creatures Hit

  Call of Duty: World at War Zombies seems to be making a comeback, likely powered by the release of it’s free “lite” version last week. The newcomers to the list are Spore Creatures, which I’ve just started playing myself, and X Games SnoCross, which seems to offer some pretty spectacular graphics. Here’s the full list:…

  By Brian Crecente Published February 1, 2010
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  The Good Old Cheese-And-PSP Sales Tactic

  The LocoRoco edition of the PlayStation Portable becomes yet another gaming product to take advantage of the great crossover between fans of video games and fans of string cheese, as seen in a circular from this past weekend.

  By Stephen Totilo Published February 1, 2010
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  Talk Amongst Yourselves

  Comment here about video games, beneath this month’s image, “La Belle Dame Sans Merci” by Sir Frank Dicksee. Thanks to reader Puffytail for suggesting this one. Confused about commenting on Kotaku? Read our FAQ.

  By Stephen Totilo Published February 1, 2010
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  World of Warcraft Headphones Ring in at $160

  You can now pre-order those Sound Blaster World of Warcraft Wireless Headset that Creative Labs showed off during last year’s BlizzCon. The headsets, which come either either a Horde or Alliance theme, will cost you $160 a pop. They include custom World of Warcraft voice mods, WoW-themed software and will work on a PC or…

  By Brian Crecente Published February 1, 2010
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  Thank You People Who Still Read And Buy Books

  To: Crecente From: Bashcraft As you know, I work in a digital medium, creating content for this wonderful website. Don’t get me wrong, I love the internet dearly, but there is something to be said still about a the physical and tangible nature of an actual book — and even more to be said by…

  By Brian Ashcraft Published February 1, 2010
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  Who Is Your Favorite Game Company Mascot?

  Sorry we missed you last Friday! We were busy making cups of tea. Tea is fantastic. Here’s how it works: We ask a question, you answer it. Simple and no strings attached! This isn’t some marketing survey or whatever. It’s an emotional investment in you. Yes, we’re interested in knowing you, Kotaku reader person. You…

  By Brian Ashcraft Published February 1, 2010
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  Dragon Quest VI DS Remake Racks Up Big Sales

  If Square Enix shipped, say, a million copies of the DS Dragon Quest VI remake at launch, how many copies would Japan buy? Approximately 910,000 copies. In the first four days that the game was on sale, 909,981 copies of Dragon Quest VI were sold in Japan, making it the highest selling DS Dragon Quest…

  By Brian Ashcraft Published February 1, 2010
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  Sony’s Reality Show Ready To Test This February

  Sony’s venture into reality TV, The Tester, will be keeping it real this February on the PlayStation Network. Available for free download starting February 18, the series follows 11 hopefuls as they, the Sony releases tells us, “compete in grueling physical and mental challenges to win a position as a game tester at SCEA and…

  By Brian Ashcraft Published February 1, 2010
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  British Sales Charts: Let’s Mass Effect

  Just Dance’s reign of terror has finally come to an end, BioWare’s Mass Effect 2 cruising straight into the top spot on the British charts. Ubisoft’s dancing title sits sandwiched between Mass Effect 2 and another impressive debut, Sony’s MAG, which came in at third. Third! For a multiplayer-only game that’s had a lot less…

  By Luke Plunkett Published February 1, 2010
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  Capcom Turns A Profit!

  It’s been a bad year for video game companies. Big losses, big layoffs. But one company, Capcom, appears to have sailed right on through, announcing today that over the past nine months things are looking just fine. Compared to the same period last year, net sales at the Japanese publisher were up 5.9%, operating income…

  By Luke Plunkett Published February 1, 2010
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  NSFW: Resonance of Fate? More Like Resonance of Underpants

  Whenever a new video game is released in Japan, gamers band together to check something: Character underpants. The ability to see up female character skirts in-game is certainly fan service, and depending on the developer, there might be some of this fan service (see Super Smash Bros. Brawl) or there might not be much at…

  By Brian Ashcraft Published February 1, 2010
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  New Diablo III Screens

  Blizzard released some new screenshots for Diablo III over the weekend. With the game not due until 2011 at the earliest, those with short attention spans have been warned. [via Big Download]

  By Luke Plunkett Published February 1, 2010
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  Sony To Eliminate Half of WipEout Developer?

  Sony Computer Entertainment Europe has confirmed to Kotaku that “a number of projects” at Sony’s Liverpool studio have halted. However, rumors are swirling that the restructuring goes further than that. Originally known as Psygnosis, the studio was founded in 1984 and is best known for the anti-gravity WipEout racing games. During the 1980s, the studio…

  By Brian Ashcraft Published February 1, 2010
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  Age Of Empires Godfather Working On…Settlers 7

  Living legend Bruce Shelley, with Civilization and Age of Empires as notches on his belt, has been out of the limelight since his studio, Ensemble, went bust last year. So, Bruce, been keeping busy? You bet he has. Ubisoft has begun marketing Settlers 7 in the West, and to help boost awareness of the series…

  By Luke Plunkett Published February 1, 2010
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  FFXIII On PS2 Cost Square Enix A Year-and-a-Half

  Not only was Final Fantasy XIII originally planned for the PlayStation 2, senior producer Yoshinori Kitase says that switching the title to the PS3 cost Square Enix “a year-and-a-half”. Late last week Kotaku posted pictures of the PS2 version of the game. The game, which was released on the PS3 last December in Japan, was…

  By Brian Ashcraft Published February 1, 2010
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  Flotilla, For All The Homeworld Fans Out There

  Tired of waiting for Relic to release another Homeworld game? Try waiting for the release of Flotilla instead. An upcoming strategy title by indie outfit Blendo Games, Flotilla will look familiar to anyone who’s played 1999 game Homeworld, as its action takes place using an interface that’s very similar to that used in Relic’s classic…

  By Luke Plunkett Published February 1, 2010